I mean like, actually understand beyond just exchanging a few words a day. Like knowing hobbies, favorite foods, political opinions, favorite tv/movie/youtube channels/music/genre of entertainment, etc… overall likes and dislikes… you know what I mean…
As to why I’m asking: I feel like my family is just a bunch of strangers sometimes…
I feel like nobody really understands me.
I understand my father fairly well, we’ve had several long conversations with each other about important things with the goal of understanding each other better. I would even say, that besides for a core belief difference, he’s a good person too. My mother, though, is very hard to talk to, so I don’t understand her as well.